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The University of Birmingham's Institute of Forest Research (BIFoR) is developing a 'GI4RAQ' platform to predict quantitatively the impact of strategic green infrastructure (GI) on roadside air quality (RAQ) at planning. Available to download here are three outputs (four files) from the NERC Innovat... [ more ]

The University of Birmingham's Institute of Forest Research (BIFoR) is developing a 'GI4RAQ' platform to predict quantitatively the impact of strategic green infrastructure (GI) on roadside air quality (RAQ) at planning. Available to download here are three outputs (four files) from the NERC Innovation Pathfinder project (ref. NE/S00582X/1), in which James Levine and Rob MacKenzie scoped the development of this platform: GI4RAQ Synthesis Report (.pdf) and Appendix (.pdf); GI4RAQ Platform Prototype (.pps); and GI4RAQ Market Assessment (.pdf) BIFoR is developing this platform as part of its mission to highlight the role for trees in sustainable living on a planet with finite resources. For further information, please contact James Levine (email: j.g.levine@bham.ac.uk).

This resource supports the 'Assessment, marking and feedback' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert., created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to get started . This workbook covers aspects of Refworks, including exporting references ... [ more ]

This resource supports the 'Assessment, marking and feedback' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert., created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to get started . This workbook covers aspects of Refworks, including exporting references from Medline, how to use the Pubmed filter, and how to manually add references. It also includes how to create in text citations and reference lists using when using Refworks with Word. Worked examples and exercises are included in the workbook.

Boundary problems arguably are primary in democratic theory. Until we settle who ‘the people’ are, numerous questions around rule by the people cannot themselves be settled. Recent accounts have advocated extending participatory boundaries outward, up to the fully global level, in order to better ma... [ more ]

Boundary problems arguably are primary in democratic theory. Until we settle who ‘the people’ are, numerous questions around rule by the people cannot themselves be settled. Recent accounts have advocated extending participatory boundaries outward, up to the fully global level, in order to better match decision makers to decision takers in a more integrated global system, or to appropriately account for coercion to which all are said to be subjected. Some critics of these accounts would give much stronger emphasis to national or other bonds between democratic participants. They would limit inclusion and participation accordingly. Defended here is an approach that is focused on enhancing individual rights protections through extending political boundaries. It would challenge the idea, implicit in ‘all-affected’ and ‘all-subjected’ approaches, that expanding the franchise is the appropriate tool for protecting participants’ vital interests. It challenges also any strong necessity claims for shared national sentiment to sustain democratic rule. The case of Turkish accession to the European Union is given some attention, for ways in which it highlights issues around the rights protections at stake, as well as ways in which some problematic identity questions lie at the root of much resistance to boundary extensions. While the application of a rights-based approach to the boundary problem will not be so straightforward in all cases, the approach can significantly inform participatory inclusion and institutional design at various levels of governance.

This resource supports the Course Design module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to find out about the CLA scanning licence, and making electronic copies of book chapters and journal articles f... [ more ]

This resource supports the Course Design module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to find out about the CLA scanning licence, and making electronic copies of book chapters and journal articles for inclusion in WebCT. The webpages cover what can be scanned and the University processes and requirements of the licence.

This resource supports the Supervising Students module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to find out about copyright. The webpages cover a wide range of copyright areas, from theses and disserta... [ more ]

This resource supports the Supervising Students module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to find out about copyright. The webpages cover a wide range of copyright areas, from theses and dissertations, to national licences, such as CLA, and ERA, and general information about Creative Commons.

This resource supports the 'Understanding Educational Enquiry' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to do a literature review in their area. Using an automated demo created using Captivate s... [ more ]

This resource supports the 'Understanding Educational Enquiry' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to do a literature review in their area. Using an automated demo created using Captivate software, the recording uses a medical example to highlight the use of keywords, synonyms, truncators and limiters - to find journal articles on the University of Birmingham's eLibrary (Metalib) system.

This resource supports the 'Supervising students' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to learn about the range of electronic resources of business information that are relvant to Medici res... [ more ]

This resource supports the 'Supervising students' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to learn about the range of electronic resources of business information that are relvant to Medici research fellows. This guide covers how to use a number of electronic resources including Business Source Premier, ABI/INFORM Global, FAME & AMADEUS, Thomson One Banker, Mintel, Market Line and GMID.

This resource supports the 'Understanding Educational Enquiry' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to get started . These course notes cover all aspects of Endnote, including managing an en... [ more ]

This resource supports the 'Understanding Educational Enquiry' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to get started . These course notes cover all aspects of Endnote, including managing an endnote library, building up an endnote library (and importing references), and producing bibliographies, footnotes and editing citations. Worked examples and exercises are included in the workbook.

This resource supports the 'Understanding Educational Enquiry' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to get started on a literature search. The resource was created in Powerpoint and provides... [ more ]

This resource supports the 'Understanding Educational Enquiry' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to get started on a literature search. The resource was created in Powerpoint and provides pointers for University of Birmingham students needing to find materials for dissertations, essays and projects.

This resource supports the 'Inclusive curriculum' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to learn about the range of services that the Library provides for people with hidden disabilities. Thi... [ more ]

This resource supports the 'Inclusive curriculum' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to learn about the range of services that the Library provides for people with hidden disabilities. This guide covers how things such as book fetching, photocopying services, assistive technology and contacts for further support.

This resource supports the 'Supervising students' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to find out more about the services that the Library offers to postgraduate students. This guide covers... [ more ]

This resource supports the 'Supervising students' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to find out more about the services that the Library offers to postgraduate students. This guide covers access to the Library, using electronic resources, help and guidance that the Library can offer and advice on how to gain access to other libraries.

This resource supports the 'Course design' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to learn how to get the best out of the Library Catalogue. This guide covers how to search for books, periodic... [ more ]

This resource supports the 'Course design' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to learn how to get the best out of the Library Catalogue. This guide covers how to search for books, periodicals and archive materials as well as how to manage ones library account online.

This resource supports the 'Assessment, marking and feedback' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to learn how to reference correctly using the Harvard (author, date) referencing style.

This resource supports the 'Understanding Educational Enquiry' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to keep up-to-date in their area. The course was created in WebCT and covers blogs, alerti... [ more ]

This resource supports the 'Understanding Educational Enquiry' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to keep up-to-date in their area. The course was created in WebCT and covers blogs, alerting services, new books, conferences, email lists, funding alerts, official publications, open access, RSS and personalised web feeds.

This resource supports the 'Learning in Context' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user interested in facilities for group work, at the University of Birmingham. Created in powerpoint, this is a basic... [ more ]

This resource supports the 'Learning in Context' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user interested in facilities for group work, at the University of Birmingham. Created in powerpoint, this is a basic introduction in order to provide students with information on services and resources when they are asked to do group study projects.

This resource supports the 'Learning in Context' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user interested in using eLibrary applets and linking into a University's eLibrary (Metalib and SFX from EX-Libris) s... [ more ]

This resource supports the 'Learning in Context' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user interested in using eLibrary applets and linking into a University's eLibrary (Metalib and SFX from EX-Libris) system, from webpages and webct courses. These webpages were created specifically for Birmingham users, but the examples using Metalib and SFX are transferable to other universties wishing to develop embedded e-links.

This resource supports the 'Understanding educational enquiry' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to learn how to find statistics and newspapers. This PowerPoint covers how to find both of... [ more ]

This resource supports the 'Understanding educational enquiry' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to learn how to find statistics and newspapers. This PowerPoint covers how to find both official and un-official statistics from both the UK, Europe and internationally, as well as describing the peer-review process.

This resource supports the 'Understanding Educational Enquiry' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to get some basic tips on using electronic resources at the University of Birmingham. The ... [ more ]

This resource supports the 'Understanding Educational Enquiry' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to get some basic tips on using electronic resources at the University of Birmingham. The resource was created using Echo360 lecture capture, and includes constructing a search using boolean logic, and institution-specific advice on accessing resources, help and alerts.

This resource supports the 'Assessment, marking and feedback' module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert, created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to demonstrate to students the different types of plagiarism.

This resource supports the Course Design module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert. It is designed to assist the leader of a workshop for academic teaching staff on the topic of creating and submitting reading lists. It was created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands... [ more ]

This resource supports the Course Design module of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert. It is designed to assist the leader of a workshop for academic teaching staff on the topic of creating and submitting reading lists. It was created as part of the JISC/HEA-funded DELILA project; it also stands alone for any user wanting to find about about creating reading lists and have them added to the library catalogue.

This resource supports the Understanding Educational Enquiry module DET050 of the PG Cert at the University of Birmingham. It details how to find statistics and newspapers, and could be used by participants as part of their action research. It also stands alone for any user wanting to find statistic... [ more ]

This resource supports the Understanding Educational Enquiry module DET050 of the PG Cert at the University of Birmingham. It details how to find statistics and newspapers, and could be used by participants as part of their action research. It also stands alone for any user wanting to find statistics or newspapers for their studies. It outlines resources and guidance specifically for the University of Birmingham, but it may be adapted for use elsewhere.

This resource supports module DET051 of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert – Supervising students. The module focuses on the supervision of research students, and would be particularly useful for guiding research students in the resources available to them when they are conducting literature rev... [ more ]

This resource supports module DET051 of the University of Birmingham’s PG Cert – Supervising students. The module focuses on the supervision of research students, and would be particularly useful for guiding research students in the resources available to them when they are conducting literature reviews. The resource also stands alone for research and taught postgraduate students to access independently as they engage with Library Services. It outlines resources and guidance specifically for the University of Birmingham, but it may be adapted for use elsewhere.

This short quiz is designed to get students thinking about the range of information resources that are available and which ones are appropriate for different research tasks. The quiz is designed to be used with the TurningPoint software.

This self-paced activity will familiarise students with good search techniques when it comes to searching bibligraphic databases. Users can pick from the choices on screen to be taken on different 'adventures'.

This short quiz is designed to get students thinking about how they will search for relevant information on their topic, using bibliographic databases and the web. It is designed to be used with TurningPoint software and public response systems (PRS) handsets, which can be handed out to individuals ... [ more ]

This short quiz is designed to get students thinking about how they will search for relevant information on their topic, using bibliographic databases and the web. It is designed to be used with TurningPoint software and public response systems (PRS) handsets, which can be handed out to individuals or small groups to respond to quiz questions on screen.

Touch Typing Tutor is a software programme which was designed to assist teaching touch typing skills to visually impaired children. It was first designed and written in the 1990s by Graeme Douglas and Alan Gamble and then updated in 2000 and is now available as freeware. The programme was speci... [ more ]

Touch Typing Tutor is a software programme which was designed to assist teaching touch typing skills to visually impaired children. It was first designed and written in the 1990s by Graeme Douglas and Alan Gamble and then updated in 2000 and is now available as freeware. The programme was specially designed to meet the needs of visually impaired people (in particular children and young people). For example, it provides the means to set up different colours, dimensions and fonts for the exercise text displayed, and has speech capability. These features make it possible for Touch Typing Tutor to be operated independently by the learner. This program is easy to use, with a full set of touch typing exercises supplied. Additional exercises can easily be created using any text editor which is capable of writing plain ASCII files (e.g. the Windows 'Notepad'), and organised into lessons. This means that you are able to use Touch Typing Tutor to teach according to the scheme of your choice - no particular approach is built into the program itself - even replacing the entire suite of lessons with your own if you wish. The software has been used extensively in the UK as well as other parts of the world (particularly Africa).